American Idol (video game)

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Pop Idol
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North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s) Hothouse Creations
Möbius Entertainment (GBA)
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • EU: November 7, 2003
  • NA: November 11, 2003
Microsoft Windows
  • EU: November 7, 2003
  • NA: November 18, 2003
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: November 18, 2003
  • EU: November 21, 2003
Genre(s) Rhythm
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

American Idol (Pop Idol in the United Kingdom) is a rhythm video game developed by Hothouse Creations and published by Codemasters for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. It is based on the reality talent show franchise Idol . The American version uses footage from the second season of the show, in which Ruben Studdard won the season.[ citation needed ] An Xbox version was planned and advertised in Germany and the UK in 2004 but cancelled. [1]

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Reception

Pop Idol received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [2] [3]

X-Play gave the game's PS2 version a 1 out of 5, complaining about the gameplay consisting of pressing buttons in time to judge the character's singing and not on the player's actual singing. [13] IGN's Ed Lewis was similarly negative, criticizing the game for having "no singing ability required and only minimal rhythmic ability", the extremely simplistic button inputs, and the lack of any reward for completion of the game, ultimately giving the game 4/10 and stating anyone who bought it had been "duped". [14]

In addition to the release of Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol for the PlayStation 2 on January 2, 2007, a sequel Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore was released during the 1st quarter of 2008 following its direct sequel Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 which was released on November 18, 2008.

An iPhone application entitled American Idol: The Game was released on the App Store. It was released by Electronic Arts on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of Macworld rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed reviews from its users.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "American Idol for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
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  12. ↑ "Pop Idol". PC Gamer UK . December 2003.
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